Automobile-body.



H. c. MAISE.

AUTOMOBILE BODY. APPLICATION Hl .ED AUG.23. I916.

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HERMAN G. MAISE, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN'OR T0 SPRINGFIELD RUDY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK.

A'UTOMOJBILE-JBODY.

Application filed August 23, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. MAISE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Springfield, county of- Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Bodies, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to the now well known Springfield type of automobile body, and has for its object to provide a construction whereby the windows and side members may be readily lowered into an inoperative position, andat the same time ventilation may be secured by opening or lowering one of the windows,

My invention also contemplates doing away with detachable or removable windows or side members, all of the windows or side members of my improved body being hinged to the doors thereof.

I thus provide a construction which may be changed from an open to a closed body, without disturbing the passengers, to reach removable members which are usually carried underneath the seats, and without occupying space which might otherwise be used in the body of the car for the storage of windows.

I have shown my invention applied to a two-passenger, inside drive, coup type of vehicle, but it will be understood that it may be applied to other types, whether of a standing-or folding roof type, and whether of a two, four or more passenger type.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1- shows a side elevation of my improved body;

Fig. 2 shows an enlarged side view thereof;

, Fig. 3 shows a sectional view through the door showing the windows in the inoperative position and Fig. 4 shows a sectional view corresponding to Fig. 3, showing the windows in operative position.

The body ofthe car 1 is shown provided with a standing or permanent roof 2 and permanent back 3, a door 4 being hinged to the body by means of a hinge, one of which is shown at 5. The upper hinge 5 is preferably of the pin type, in order that alinement may be secured with the window hinge 12. Pivoted at or near the upper edge of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, TWLS.

Serial No. 116,418.

hinges 7, adapted to rotate about pivot 8,

so that the window frame 6 may be rotated about pivot 8 from the operative position shown in Fig. 4, viz., a position above the door, to the inoperative position shown in Fig. 3, viz., a position alongside of the door, and in a plane parallel to it. The hinge 7 used may be the hinge ordinarily used in connection with Springfield type bodies, or any other suitable hinge.

Slidably mounted in the frame 6 is a window 9, adapted to be lowered into a recess 10 in the door by means of a strap or other raising and lowering means (not shown). Hinged to a side of the frame 6 is a side member 11, which may be glazed, as shown, if desired.

In the particular type of body illustrated in Fig. 1, the side member 11 is hinged to the rear side of the frame 6. The hinge used to hinge the side member to the frame is preferably a hinge of the continuous or piano type, in order to secure good alinement and more perfect exclusion of the elements. This piano or other hinge 12 is so arranged that the side member 11 may be swung outwardly and into a position of a plane parallel to that of window frame 6. When in an operative position it is held in place by rabbeted stops 13, formed in the lower slde of the top 2 and at the edge of the back 3, and by any suitable latch at the inside of the body, such as the latch 14 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. If desired, means may be provided for holding the side member 11 partially open.

The operation of my device is as follows:

Assuming the body to be in the closed position shown in Fig. 1, if it is desired to transform it into an open body, the door 4 is opened, the latch 14 released, and the side member 11 swung outwardly into a position parallel to the frame 6. The window 9 is lowered into the recess 10 of the door 4, and

'15 a and adapted-to be folded upon the frame It is obvious that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not intend to confine myself to the particular form shown and described.

' 1. in a device of the lnnd described, a door containing a recess, a window frame pivoted at the upper edge of the doorand adapted to be swung from an operative position above the door to an inoperative position alongside of the door, a window sl1dably mounted in the frame and adapted to be lowered into the recess in the door, and a side member hinged to one side of the frame naeaiee adapted to be swlmg from an operative position above the door to an inoperative position alongside of the door, a window slidably mounted in the frame and adapted to be lowered into the recess in the door, and

' a side window adapted to be moved from a osition substantially in the plane of the rams to a position alongside of the frame and to be swimg with the frame to an inoperative position alongside the door.

HERMAN C. MAISE. 

